World League

Solo Arena
Spectators: 7532 (Terracing: 5650, Seating: 1732, VIP seats: 150) Dark clouds were building up when the players entered the field. None of the them looked very eager to play. Damian Dean started the match with the kick off. The supporters of Recolta Alamor booed when Clube Atletico Alagoano was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 4 match minutes in a wonderful position. Valdomiro Marques didn't get a good kick on the ball. The audience thought a goal was coming when Emmanuel Pennington got free with Ott Uluk in the 8th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. Fernandinho Souza's shot was meant for the net just under the crossbar, but Grigore Proca read the situation well and was quickly in position to make a wonderful save in the 11th minute of play. Clube Atletico Alagoano were awarded a corner in the 12th minute after Recolta Alamor's defender lost control of the ball, allowing it to roll out over the line. Ezequiel da Mata took the corner. After taking down the ball on Clube Atletico Alagoano's corner Ezequiel da Mata fired away a hard shot, but the defenders efficiently covered the most dangerous angles and Grigore Proca quite easily take care of the ball. Damian Dean did some fancy footwork in front of goal and succeeded to deceive the defenders so he could slam the ball in 1-0 to the left of a surprised Ott Uluk 14 minutes into the match. Grigore Proca came out of the goal in the 23rd minute to try and stop a shot by Clube Atletico Alagoano's Fernandinho Souza. But to his dismay, Fernandinho Souza quickly shot the ball in between his legs and into the goal making it 1-1. Grigore Proca showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Fernandinho Souza in the 28th minute of the match. If Damian Dean had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 30th minute. The ball went over the crossbar instead. Grigore Proca made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Fernandinho Souza in the 35th minute of play.

Ott Uluk showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Armen Gabrielyan, who was totally free with the ball in the 57th minute. Allan Caudill made a great header on Recolta Alamor's corner, it was just that Clube Atletico Alagoano's Ott Uluk managed to reach the ball for a save. Ott Uluk showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Emmanuel Pennington, who was totally free with the ball in the 61st minute. In the 63rd minute Recolta Alamor were awarded a corner. Damian Dean went to the cornerflag to take it. A nice corner shot did that Emmanuel Pennington got away a dangerous shot. Despite this Ott Uluk quite easily got ahold of the ball to make the save. If Emmanuel Pennington had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 67th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. A collision led to Clube Atletico Alagoano getting a freekick after 68 minutes play. Reginaldo da Cunha hit a great ball. Ott Uluk stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Damian Dean's shot from short distance in the 71st minute. After a rather tough play, Clube Atletico Alagoano's Reginaldo da Cunha got a free kick in the 73rd minute. The supporters of Clube Atletico Alagoano booed when Recolta Alamor was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 75 match minutes in a wonderful position. Cyprian Rosen didn't get a good kick on the ball. Clube Atletico Alagoano's Marquinhos Almeida shoveled away a really nice long shot in the 76th minute of play. The shot was stopped by Grigore Proca but with some difficulty. In the 78th match minute, Clube Atletico Alagoano was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Reginaldo da Cunha to maneuver through the defense. 79 minutes into the game, Emmanuel Pennington cracked a shot to the right of the goalkeeper, 3-1. Ott Uluk was not in position, and could only watch the ball fly in. The crowd rose to their feet as Clube Atletico Alagoano's Fernandinho Souza slotted home a wonderful shot that went in to the left of Grigore Proca. That made the score 3-2 after 82 minutes of play. Clube Atletico Alagoano's players left the field with heads hung low after losing a match that had been finely balanced throughout.